The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1887-09-05

Mr.. j. /. Dowsett, candidate on
the Representative ticket, made a
very humorous speech in Hawaiian,
which elected frequent outbursts of
laughter. He said that he was a
better judge of good beef and knew
better how to manage cattle than to
make an address to an audience.
But he was a native of the soil, and
he thought he knew pretty we'll
what was good for the country and
the people. lie was no stranger 10
the Hawaiian people, and he APP
pealed to them to say il his deal
ings with them gave indication that
he would be unmindful of their in
terests. The independence of the
country and the welfare Of it's in
habitants were dear to his heart,
and he would do his utmost TO make
it and them prosperous and happy,
from Hawaii to Niihau.
Mr.. Jaeger, nominee on the
Mobiles ticket, stated that speech
making was an art which he had
yet to acquire; but if person
wants to learn to swim he must
jump into the water. $50 here
goes!" A sick man goes to a doc
tor for physic. The physic is some
times bitter, but he takes it all the
same, because he wants to get well,
and he believes it will do him good.
We have been sick, and we want to
get well, and for that purpose have
been and are taking medicine. The
first dose was the New Constitution.
That has done us good. But we
need a little more medicine. The
Reform platform will help wonder.
fully. The best doctor to employ is
the one who will faithfully administer
that medicine. The ticket nomi-
mated by the Convention of the 18th
of August is pledged to that plat
form. The men on it will, If elected,
honestly stand by the principles
there enunciated. 1t is the duty of
the people to vote for the men whom
they can trust-men who will give
what is due to the King and not
forget what is due to the people.
Vote for the Reform ticket.
Here the Chairman referred to
the services of the Royal Hawaiian
Band, which had been in attendance
during the whole evening, inter-
spersing the speeches with cheerful
and enlivening music. He said that
the Band was something which the
country could not do without, and
the report that had
been circulated to the effect that
the Reform party contemplated the
abolition of the Band. The Band
is necessity, and must be literally
supported. He then called for
''Three cheers for Professor Berger
and the Band Boys" The entire
audience rose, and cheered Justify.
Mr.. p. G. Jones was called upon
as the last speaker of the evening,
and on his mounting the platform
the cheering was so great that it
was some time before he could
begin. Mr.. Jones observed that it
was six years since he had spoken
in that place, and then it was at
revival meeting, and this was an
other revival meeting-a revival Of
decency, honesty, purity and good
government, which we had not had
for six years. He stated that on
his arrival home on the previous day
by the Zealandia he found awaiting
him a whole batch of letters from
friends in America, rendering warm
on the recent changes
in Hawaii mel. One gentleman in
Boston, who had never been on the
was so pleased that he in
structed him (Mr. Jones) to draw
on him for 5000, to help on the
While over in Cali
fornia he felt proud to belong to
Hawaii, so general were the express
sions of commentator of what had
recently been done here. California
papers, the respectable papers, were
full of praise. One of them had
spoken of the movement here as one
of the greatest reforms of the CEN
fury. When the pilot came on board
of the steamer in which he returned,
the first question was, "Who are
for the Legislature2'
The reply was extremely gratifying.
The platform which had been
adopted was highly satisfactory.
He endorsed every word of it, es-
peciaIIy the final clause, which re-
ferred to the independence of the
country. He believed in the New
in the Conventions
platform, and in the nominations
and therefore urged upon all to
vote the solid ticket. The election
of the nominees would mean driv-
ing SO many spikes into the plat
form, which would make it firm and
secure, once and for ever.
After the playing of the national
anthem by the Band, the meeting
was declared adjourned at 9:15
o'clock, until next Saturday night,